Normal 9 mos Nursing

[l_Kimmie_l]

Originally Posted by keen1981 Offer 8x a day. And always before solids.

Does that include nights? He always gets booby before he gets solids for sure. I sometimes do not even bother with solids depending on if he seems full or not from milk.

Originally Posted by September As long as you're letting him lead I'd say whatever he is doing is normal for him, you know? I think it's understandable that as he learns a new skill his nursing would decrease and then jump back up again when he mastered it. Like someone else said above he may decide to nurse more, or more often, at different times of the day/night to make up for it. Either way, if he needs it he'll nurse.

Whenever he fusses I offer booby first. He has been getting at least one let down per side each time. He used to drink one boob then an hour later or so drink the other. Now he seems to drink both boobs in one sitting and go longer (2-3 hours) in between feedings. He definately night nurses, which does not bother me a bit.

[bemindful]

My LO is 9mo and starting to pull up and walk around furniture just like yours. I find that he is distracted most of the time when he nurses these days. He does latch on at least 4-5 times a day, but it may only be for about 5 min or so and I do try to make sure he nurses before I feed him solids. I think he is pretty efficient at this point, so I don't really worry about the short nursing times. I do pump 4 days a week while I am at work. This helps me to monitor my production.

[l_Kimmie_l]

Originally Posted by bemindful My LO is 9mo and starting to pull up and walk around furniture just like yours. I find that he is distracted most of the time when he nurses these days. He does latch on at least 4-5 times a day, but it may only be for about 5 min or so and I do try to make sure he nurses before I feed him solids. I think he is pretty efficient at this point, so I don't really worry about the short nursing times. I do pump 4 days a week while I am at work. This helps me to monitor my production.

Yeah mine is also a 5 min per side nurser. He gets his let down and goes to town. He must be getting enough as he is happy and has plenty of soiled diapers.

[keen1981]

If nursing thru the night- 6x during day is plenty!

[l_Kimmie_l]

Originally Posted by keen1981 If nursing thru the night- 6x during day is plenty!

Ok perfect. He does nurse through the night and at leat 6 times per day.